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Functionalist Theory
Perhaps the oldest and most dominant theoretical perspective in sociology, functionalist theory, or structural functionalism, focuses on the central idea that society is a whole unit, composed of interconnected parts. These parts both influence the whole of society ...
- Administration, theories of
- Adams, Charles Francis
- Aesthetics, in education
- Budgeting
- Academic freedom
- Charisma, of leaders
- Accountability
- Adolescence
- Accountability
- Accreditation
- Achievement gap, of students
- Administration, theories of
- American Association of School Administrators
- Addams, Jane
- Alignment, of curriculum
- Business education
- Affirmative action
- Conceptual systems theory and leadership
- Adaptiveness of organizations
- Adult education
- Architecture of schools
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- Achievement tests
- Afrocentric theories
- Democracy, democratic education and administration
- Aristotle
- Arts education
- Capacity building, of organizations
- Charter schools
- Faculty, educational leadership programs
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- Affective domain
- Athletics in schools
- American Association of School Administrators
- Educational Testing Service
- Axiomatic theory
- National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
- Baer, Donald
- Bible, as history
- Capital outlay
- Chicago school reform
- Feminism and theories of leadership
- American Association of School Administrators
- Affective education
- Charter schools
- American Federation of Teachers
- Effect size
- Chaos theory
- Recruitment, of school administrators
- Barnard, Chester I.
- Business education
- Class, social
- Civics, civic education
- Ideology, shifts of in educational leadership preparation
- American Federation of Teachers
- At-risk students
- Chicago school reform
- Contextual teaching and learning
- Evaluation
- Child development theories
- Risk takers, in educational administration
- Bell, Ted
- Career and technical education
- Collective bargaining
- Civics, history in schools
- Leadership, complex theory of
- Boards of education
- Behavior, student
- Choice, of schools
- Contracts, with teacher unions
- Individual differences, in children
- Cognition, theories of
- Stress, in school administration
- Bethune, Mary McLeod
- Character education
- Compensatory education
- Civil rights movement
- Leadership, discretionary (and power)
- Bureaucracy
- Behaviorism
- Civics, history in schools
- Curriculum, theories of
- Item response theory
- Cognitive dissonance
- Theory movement, in educational administration
- Binet, Alfred
- Civics, civic education
- Contracts, with teacher unions
- Compensatory education
- Leadership, distributed
- Capacity building, of organizations
- Belonging
- Class size
- Curriculum audit
- Measurement, theories of
- Collaboration theory
- University Council for Educational Administration
- Bobbitt, John Franklin
- Civics, history in schools
- Control of education, state
- Compulsory education
- Leadership, national standards
- Chain of command
- Brain research and practice
- Climate, school
- Curriculum guides
- No Child Left Behind
- Communications, theories in organizations
- Bryant, William Cullen
- Community education
- Cost-benefit analyses
- Consolidation, of school districts
- Leadership, participatory
- Communications, theories in organizations
- Bullying
- Comer School Development Program
- Curriculum mapping
- Performance assessment
- Compliance theory
- Burns, James MacGregor
- Compensatory education
- Decentralization/centralization controversy
- Control, managerial
- Leadership, situational
- Council of Chief State School Officers
- Career stages
- Competition, forms of, in schools
- Expectations, teacher and student cultures
- Psychometrics
- Conceptual systems theory and leadership
- Burroughs, Nannie
- Contextual teaching and learning
- Digital divide
- Control of education, state
- Leadership, social dimensions of
- Council of Great City Schools
- Character education
- Consolidation, of school districts
- Faculty, educational leadership programs
- Scholastic Aptitude Test
- Conditioning theory
- Burt, Cyril
- Creationism
- Division of labor
- Corporal punishment
- Leadership, spiritual
- Department of Education
- Child development theories
- Council of Chief State School Officers
- Leadership, teacher
- Standardized testing
- Constructivism
- Butler, Nicholas Murray
- Cross-cultural education
- Dropouts
- Cultural politics, wars
- Leadership, system-oriented
- Education Commission of the States
- Classroom management
- Council of Great City Schools
- Licensure and certification
- Testing and test theory development
- Constructivism, social
- Carlyle, Thomas
- Cross-cultural studies
- Drug education
- Democracy, democratic education and administration
- Leadership, task-oriented
- Educational Testing Service
- Cognition, theories of
- Culture, school
- National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
- Underachievers, in schools
- Contingency theories
- Cattell, Raymond
- Curriculum, theories of
- Economics, theories of
- Department of Education
- Leadership, teacher
- Ethos, of organizations
- Cognitive dissonance
- Curriculum, theories of
- National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
- Validity and reliability
- Creationism
- Chavez, Cesar Estrada
- Curriculum audit
- Educational equity
- Desegregation, of schools
- Leadership, theories of
- Group dynamics
- Cognitive styles
- Desegregation, of schools
- Parent Teacher Association
- Creativity, theories of
- Clark, Septima
- Curriculum guides
- Elastic tax
- Discipline in schools
- Leadership effectiveness
- Head Start
- Cohorts
- Discipline in schools
- Parental involvement
- Critical race theory
- Cocking, Walter
- Curriculum mapping
- Elections, of school boards, bond issues
- Discrimination
- Leadership styles
- Holmes Group
- Competition, forms of, in schools
- Elections, of school boards, bond issues
- Student teaching
- Critical theory
- Coleman, James
- Death education
- Equality, in schools
- Educational equity
- Logic, history and use of in educational leadership
- Infrastructure, of organizations
- Compliance theory
- Equality, in schools
- Teacher recruitment and retention
- Curriculum, theories of
- Cooper, Anna Julia
- Differentiated instruction
- Equity and adequacy of funding schools
- Elections, of school boards, bond issues
- Morality, moral leadership
- Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium
- Conditioning theory
- Equity and adequacy of funding schools
- Team teaching
- Determinism, sociocultural
- Coppin, Fanny Jackson
- Differentiated staffing
- Finance, of public schools
- Empowerment
- Path-goal leadership theory
- Involvement, in organizations
- Determinism, sociocultural
- Esprit (school climate)
- Unions, of teachers
- Disequilibrium, theories of
- Covey, Stephen
- Drug education
- Infrastructure, of organizations
- Equality, in schools
- Transformational leadership
- League of United Latin American Citizens
- Disabilities, of students
- Fascism and schools
- Web-based teaching and learning
- Economics, theories of
- Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly
- Early childhood education
- Job security
- Expulsion, of students
- Universities, preparation of educational leaders in
- Matrix organization (the “adhocracy”)
- Discipline in schools
- Finance, of public schools
- Writing, teaching of
- Efficacy theory
- Cubberley, Ellwood
- Elementary education
- Licensure and certification
- Federal Privacy Act
- Values of organizations and leadership
- Mensa
- Early childhood education
- Hazards, environmental, in schools
- Egocentrism, theories of
- Culbertson, Jack
- Federal Privacy Act
- Lottery systems
- Finance, of public schools
- Women in educational leadership
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- Egocentrism, theories of
- High schools
- Existentialism
- Darwin, Charles
- Fundamentalism
- Market theory of schooling
- Flexner report
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Emotional disturbance
- Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium
- Fascism and schools
- de Bono, Edward
- Giftedness, gifted education
- Merit pay
- Gallup Polls, on public education
- National Association of Elementary School Principals
- Esteem needs
- Junior high schools
- Feminism and theories of leadership
- Deming, W. Edwards
- Globalism
- Needs assessment
- Giftedness, gifted education
- National Association of Secondary School Principals
- Expectations, teacher and student cultures
- Loss of position (school principal)
- Field theory
- Dewey, John
- History, in curriculum
- Office of Economic Opportunity
- Head Start
- National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
- Feedback
- Market theory of schooling
- Flow theory
- Dorsey, Susan Miller
- Holocaust education
- Performance assessment
- Immigration, history and impact in education
- National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
- Gender studies
- Middle schools
- Frame theory
- Du Bois, W. E. B.
- Humanistic education
- Performance evaluation systems
- Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium
- National Education Association
- Gestalt theory and therapy
- Minorities, in schools
- Functionalist theory
- Dyson, Michael Eric
- Indian education
- Personnel management
- Just cause
- Office of Economic Opportunity
- Giftedness, gifted education
- A Nation at Risk
- Gestalt theory and therapy
- Follett, Mary Parker
- Innovation, in education
- Planning, Programming, Budgeting System
- Kalamazoo case
- Organizational design
- Group dynamics
- National Association of Elementary School Principals
- Great man theory
- Freud, Sigmund
- International education
- Planning models
- Kentucky Education Reform Act
- Organizational memory
- Halo effect
- National Association of Secondary School Principals
- Hierarchical developmental models
- Friedman, Milton
- Internships
- Privatization
- Law
- Organizational theories
- Individual differences, in children
- No Child Left Behind
- Idealism, as philosophy in education
- Fullan, Michael
- Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender issues in education
- Property tax
- Law, trends in
- Organizations, types of, typologies
- Language theories and processes
- Normal schools
- Item response theory
- Gardner, Howard
- Mainstreaming and inclusion
- Recruitment, of school administrators
- Licensure and certification
- Parent Teacher Association
- Learning, theories of
- Prayer in school
- J-curve theory
- Graves, Claire
- Mastery learning
- Reduction in force
- Mainstreaming and inclusion
- Partnerships, interagency
- Learning environments
- Professional development schools
- Language theories and processes
- Greenfield, Thomas Barr
- Math education
- Resource management
- Math education
- Satisfaction, in organizations and roles
- Life span development
- Reading, history of, use in schools
- Leadership, complex theory of
- Haley, Margaret
- Moral education
- Restructuring, of schools
- Minorities, in schools
- School districts, history and development
- Mental illness, in adults and children
- Recruitment, of school administrators
- Leadership, theories of
- Hall, R. Vance
- Multiculturalism
- Salary and salary models
- A Nation at Risk
- School plant management
- Motivation, theories of
- Reform, of schools
- Learning, theories of
- Halpin, Andrew
- Museum education
- Sales tax
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- School safety
- Peer interaction/friendships
- Religion, in schools
- Liberalism
- Harris, William Torrey
- Peace education
- School-business partnerships
- No Child Left Behind
- School-business partnerships
- Personality
- Restructuring, of schools
- Literacy, theories of
- Havighurst, Robert
- Physical education
- Seniority, rule of
- Office of Economic Opportunity
- Schools of education
- Pygmalion effect
- Scheduling, types of in schools
- Management theories
- Hay, Henry (Harry)
- Problem-based learning
- Stewardship
- Open-door policy
- Staffing, concepts of
- Resiliency
- School districts, history and development
- Market theory of schooling
- Howe, Harold
- Reading, history of, use in schools
- Taxes, to support education
- Policy advocacy
- State departments of education
- Role model
- School improvement models
- Measurement, theories of
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Religion, in schools
- Unions, of teachers
- Policy Making, values of
- Stratification, in organizations
- Satisfaction, in organizations and roles
- School plant management
- Moral education
- Jung, Carl
- Right-wing politics, advocates, impact on education
- Voucher plans
- Politics, of education
- Table of organization
- Self-actualization
- School safety
- Motivation, theories of
- King, Martin Luther Jr.
- Risk takers, in educational administration
- Work task measurement
- Privatization
- Unions, of teachers
- Suicide, in schools
- School size
- Networking and network theory
- Kuhn, Thomas
- Science, in curriculum
- Working conditions, in schools
- Problem-based learning
- University Council for Educational Administration
- Trait theory
- School-business partnerships
- Open systems theory
- Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara
- Special education
- Workplace trends
- Promotion, social
- Values of organizations and leadership
- Violence in schools
- Schooling effects
- Organizational theories
- Lindsley, Ogden R.
- Writing, teaching of
- World Bank, influence on education
- Restructuring, of schools
- Schools of education
- Path-goal leadership theory
- Loyola, Ignatius
- Right-wing politics, advocates, impact on education
- Stress, in school administration
- Perceptual control theory
- Machiavelli, Niccolò
- Rural education
- Suicide, in schools
- Philosophies of education
- Malcolm X
- School districts, history and development
- Underachievers, in schools
- Planning models
- Mann, Horace
- Social relations, dimensions of
- Values pluralism, in schools
- Positivism, postpositivism
- Marshall, Thurgood
- State departments of education
- Vandalism in schools
- Postmodernism
- Marx, Karl
- Supreme Court, United States, key cases in education law
- Violence in schools
- Pragmatism and progressivism
- Maslow, Abraham
- Taxes, to support education
- Voucher plans
- Principal-agent theory
- Maxwell, William H.
- Technology and the law
- Working conditions, in schools
- Psychology, types of
- McGregor, Douglas
- Terrorism
- Qualitative research, history, theories, issues
- Meier, Deborah
- Textbooks
- Queer theory
- Mendez, Felicitas
- Unions, of teachers
- Rational organizational theory
- Montessori, Maria
- Voucher plans
- Recognition theory/identity politics
- Ossorio, Peter G.
- Year-round education
- Role theory
- Parker, Francis W.
- S-curve theory
- Patri, Angelo
- Satisficing theory
- Peirce, Cyrus
- Sexuality, theories of
- Piaget, Jean
- Subjectivism, in theory
- Picott, J. Rupert
- Systems theory/thinking
- Plato
- Testing and test theory development
- Plutarch
- Theories, use of
- Popper, Karl
- Theory movement, in educational administration
- Rice, Joseph Mayer
- Theory X, Theory Y
- Risley, Todd R.
- Three-factor-model, five-factor-model
- Rogers, Carl
- Trait theory
- Russell, Bertrand
- Vulnerability thesis, of superintendents
- Sanchez, George
- Simon, Herbert
- Sizemore, Barbara A.
- Skinner, B. F.
- Spearman, Charles
- Spencer, Herbert
- Strayer, George D.
- Taylor, Frederick
- Thorndike, Edward
- Trenholm, Harper Councill
- Tyler, Ralph Winifred
- Washington, Booker T.
- Weber, Max
- Wolf, Montrose
- Woodson, Carter G.
- Young, Ella Flagg
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